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Drug Induced Hair Loss
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When a patient experiences hair loss for the first time, it is a natural response to blame anything that has recently changed. This is often when a new or different drug has been prescribed by your doctor.
Many drugs have hair loss indicated as a possible side effect. These include some:
- Cytostatic drugs (chemotherapy)
- Excess Vitamin A
- Anabolic steroids and progestins with androgenic effect
- Anti- hypertensive drugs (beta blockers)
- Analgesics
- Psychotropic/anti- depressants
- Anti- epileptics
- Antibiotics
It must be noted however many drugs will not cause hair loss in a high percentage of patients despite having hair loss as a possible side effect. Prescribed medication should never be stopped without medical supervision.
Hair loss apparently triggered by a drug is often not due to the drug, but due to the illness the drug has been prescribed for. It is therefore very important to obtain professional advice.
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